Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs in Residence

Since the programme was conceived in 2008, we have now grown to 100 Entrepreneurs in Residence from around the globe.

Their activities include delivering Masterclass talks, breathing life into the theories with student classroom teaching, mentoring students, offering student projects within their businesses and taking part in academic research to further extend our understanding of business and entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurs have their own dedicated space in LUMS where they can work and run meetings when they are on site.

What is an Entrepreneur in Residence?

An Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) is an entrepreneur steeped in the way of life of the small-and-medium-sized business (SME) world, who will become immersed in the cultural world of Lancaster University. By relying on their worldview an EiR can understand and interpret the way things work within a Higher Education Institution (HEI) and support its engagement within the SME community. Such engagement will become integrative with ongoing and future research, teaching and outreach activities. In a nutshell, an EIR is a committed individual who will be invited to work inside the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy to generate a better understanding in two directions: the university’s understanding of the SME world; and the SME view of the HEI world.

Watch the videos below to hear from some of our Entrepreneurs and Residence and students about how they have benefitted from the network.

Lancaster’s EiR excellence goes global

LUMS is taking its renowned excellence in building an Entrepreneurs in Residence network to the international stage in collaboration with the Global Business Schools Network (GBSN).

The GBSN Global Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Program will bring together academics, students and entrepreneurs from around the world, with the aim of cultivating an international engagement network.

The six-week global module will build on the success of an initial pilot scheme in Egypt earlier this year. LUMS, GBSN and the American University in Cairo co-delivered that programme, which focused on social media and communications in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the UK.

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Events

Join us for inspiring events featuring our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

15th May

A Fireside chat with Simon Johnson

Wednesday 15 May 2024, 5:00pm to 8:00pm

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Our network

Introducing Lancaster University Management School's network of over 70 Entrepreneurs in Residence.

International
Community & Health
Digital & Management
Manufacturing & Construction
Business & Finance
Leisure & Tourism

Discover the case studies of some of our featured entrepreneurs. We’d like to hear from you if you’d be interested in finding out more about the programme, be that from a student perspective, an academic perspective or as a potential Entrepreneur in Residence. You can get in touch via email to find out more.

International

Our International Entrepreneurs in Residence provide both cultural and business support to our students, helping them make sense of their learnings and better understand what that means to them from their own stand point. They bridge the cultural differences between Lancaster and the students' home countries to support them during their studies.

  • Co-Director of SDG Changemakers & founder of The Marketing Power Hour

  • Co-owner of Horak Family Psychological Services

  • Managing Director of Inclusive Advisory, Canada

  • Founder, Director of Cederberg GmbH & Nurevas International Ghana

  • Founder & CEO of Achievement Resources & UDECON LLC

  • Founder @Intersections

  • Sylvia Bwalya Mwansa

    Founder & CEO of SBM Investments Ltd

Community & Health

Discover our Entrepreneurs in Residence from the Community, Social & Healthcare sectors.

  • Transformation and Emotional Health Coach

  • Business Partnership Manager at Lancaster University

  • Founder of The Growing Club CIC

  • Founding Director of Shared Future CIC

  • Founder of Place with Purpose

  • Life Coach & Social Enterprise Consultant

  • CEO, NGPod Global

  • CEO of St Johns Hospice

  • Owner of Su Melville Art

Digital & Management

Discover our Entrepreneurs in Residence from across the ICT, Creative, Digital, New Media, Marketing, Management, Education & Training sectors.

  • Managing Director of SYPO UK

  • Managing Director of Kennedy Ross Consulting Ltd

  • Managing Director of The Config Team Ltd

  • Founding Director of Image Foundry Studios

  • Managing Director of Forsberg Services Ltd

  • Managing Director of Sytech IT Ltd

  • Founder & CEO of Alertacall

  • Director of Groundswell Innovation

  • Founder & Managing Director of Better with Jam

  • CEO of Professional Witnesses Group PWG

  • Managing Director of Trybooking

  • Managing Director of SQ Digital

  • Kelly Anne Sharp

    Owner of Voice Work

  • Managing Director of?Vertigo Solutions Ltd

  • Owner of Moylan Enterprises

  • Specialist in Education, Public Sector and Industry

  • Philip Coatesworth

    Managing Director of Boatbridge

  • Managing Director of GDR Public Relations

  • Managing Director of Wynne Business Ltd

  • Mentor and Former Sales and Marketing Director

  • Managing Director of?Cast UK

  • Zac Garton

    Co-Founder of Bagsee and Commercial Executive at Bright Network

Manufacturing & Construction

Discover our Entrepreneurs in Residence from the manufacturing, engineering and construction industries.

  • Managing Director of Westlakes Engineering

  • Managing Director of Playdale Playgrounds Ltd

  • Managing Director of Cumbria Crystal

  • Managing Director of George Cox & Sons

  • Managing Director of Pneumatrol Ltd

  • Jenny Woodward

    Executive Director of The Printed Cup Company

  • CEO of The Printed Cup Company

  • Managing Director of Optima Control Solutions

  • CEO of OBAS UK

  • Managing Director of DRM Limited

  • Managing Director of?Central Power Services

  • Financial Director of Pendle Doors

Business & Finance

Discover our Entrepreneurs in Residence from the Business, Professional & Financial Services Sectors.

  • Director at Mammut Investments Limited and Investor in Go Green Solar Group Limited and Commercial developments

  • Director of Faremaxpro Ltd

  • Gillian Bardin

    Former Managing Director of Taylor Patterson

  • Director of?The Franchise Specialist

  • Martin Lawson

    Managing Director of Maghreb Services

  • Mike Gray

  • Managing Director of Omni Resource Mgmt Solutions

  • Director of Business Development at Financial Management Bureau

  • Brian Gregory

    Managing Director of Red Door Consultancy

Leisure & Tourism

Discover our Entrepreneurs in Residence from the Travel, Food, Leisure, Retail & Tourism Sectors.

  • Alastair Rushton

    Former Managing Director of Lonsdale Hotels

  • Founder of OneNine5

  • Owner of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

  • Haydn Boocock

    Managing Director of Supertex Furnishing Ltd

  • Owner of J.Atkinson & Co

  • Partner of 5th Generation Thomas Jardine & Co

  • Joe Hall

    Managing Director of Halls Food Group

  • Owner and Chief Executive of Heatherlea

  • Joint MD of Lancaster Brewery and C2 Investment Ltd

  • Director of Shellys Drinks

  • Susan Sykes

    Former Owner and Director of?Omega Holidays

  • Director of Firespiral Slings Ltd and Sling School Ltd

  • Partner of Renes Fashion in Lancaster